Hezbollah retaliates with hundreds of rockets after Israel strikes in Lebanon

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Hezbollah retaliates with hundreds of rockets after ******* strikes in Lebanon

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launched a series of

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in southern

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early on Sunday in what it described as a “preemptive *******” to prevent an imminent

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drone and rocket strike.

“The IDF is striking ******* targets in Lebanon from which Hezbollah was planning to launch attacks on ******** civilians,” ******** military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said, calling it a “self-defence act”.

“We can see that Hezbollah is preparing to launch an extensive ******* on *******, while endangering the Lebanese civilians.”

Hezbollah, which had

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of one of its top commanders in Beirut last month, responded anyway, hitting military sites and

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platforms with over 320 drones and rockets.

The escalation came as

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in

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stalled and raised fears of a broader war in the region.

******* and Hezbollah have been exchanging ***** almost daily since the ******* started an air and ground war in Gaza on October 7, displacing tens of thousands of people on both sides of the border and edging the region closer to a regional war.

Key Points

******* launches heavy airstrikes on Lebanon, Hezbollah retaliates

Hezbollah says it fired over 320 rockets at ******* in a ‘successful’ *******

Netanyahu: ‘Determined to do everything possible to defend our country’

Biden ‘closely monitoring’ events in ******* and Lebanon

*******’s main international airport returns to operations after shutdown

******* announces ****** of soldier in Gaza

07:30 , Stuti Mishra

A 20-year-old Sergeant, Amit Tsadikov, has been ******* in combat in southern Gaza, according to ******** military.

According to *******’s Ynetnews, approximately 337 ******** soldiers have ***** in the ground offensive on the ************ enclave since 7 October.

Netanyahu: ‘Determined to do everything possible to defend our country’

07:13 , Stuti Mishra

******** prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said ******* would take all measures necessary to defend itself, after the Iranian-backed Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at ******* in retaliation for the ******** of a senior commander.

“We are determined to do everything possible to defend our country, to return the residents of the north safely to their homes and to continue to uphold a simple rule: Whoever harms us, we harm him,” he said in a statement.

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File image: Benjamin Netanyahu while speaking at the state memorial for Ze’ev Jabotinsky, at Mount Herzl Military ********* in Jerusalem (AP)

One confirmed ***** in Lebanon after ******** strikes

07:03 , Stuti Mishra

One person has ***** after an ******** airstrike hit a car in the southern Lebanese town of Khiam on Sunday, according to Lebanon’s state news agency and a security source.

The strike was part of broader ******** attacks in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah launched a missile barrage across the border in retaliation for the ************** of one of its top commanders in an ******** strike last month.

******* does not seek ‘full-scale war’, says ******** foreign minister

06:36 , Stuti Mishra

“******* does not seek a full-scale war but will act according to development on the ground,” *******’s foreign minister ******* Katz has said, according to the Reuters news agency.

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File image: ******* Katz, foreign minister to the ******* Nations during a meeting of the ******* Nations Security Council in March (REUTERS)

In photos: Hezbollah UAV intercepted by ******** air force

06:30 , Stuti Mishra

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This photo taken from a position in northern ******* shows a Hezbollah UAV intercepted by ******** air forces over north ******* on Sunday (AFP via Getty Images)

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Hezbollah said it had launched more than 320 rockets at ******* overnight, targeting a string of military positions (AFP via Getty Images)

Hezbollah says it fired over 320 rockets at ******* in a ‘successful’ *******

06:18 , Stuti Mishra

Hezbollah said it fired more than 320 Katyusha rockets at 11 ******** military bases and barracks, including the Meron base and four sites in the occupied Golan Heights.

It targeted ******** military bases to “facilitate the passage of drones” towards their desired targets deep inside *******.

“The first phase has been completed with complete success,” the statement reads.

“This phase involved targeting zionist barracks and sites to facilitate the passage of ******* drones towards their intended targets deep within the entity.”

“And the drones have passed as planned,” it said.

Biden ‘closely monitoring’ events in ******* and Lebanon

05:54 , Stuti Mishra

In the US, a spokesman for the National Security Council, Sean Savett, said president Joe Biden was “closely monitoring events in ******* and Lebanon.

“At his direction, senior US officials have been communicating continuously with their ******** counterparts,” Savett said. “We will keep supporting *******’s right to defend itself, and we will keep working for regional stability.”

In recent weeks, diplomats from the US and Europe have made numerous visits to ******* and Lebanon, trying to prevent the escalation from spiralling into a regional war that could draw in the US and Iran.

*******’s main international airport returns to operations after shutdown

05:45 , Stuti Mishra

*******’s main international airport, Ben Gurion, was returning to normal operations early on Sunday, a spokesperson for the ******** Airport Authority said in a statement.

“According to the assessment of the situation, ******* Airport is expected to return to operations … including takeoffs and landings,” the spokesperson said.

The airport was shut down temporarily amid the strikes between ******* and Hezbollah, during which time some planes were diverted to alternative airports, the spokesperson said.

******* launches heavy airstrikes on Lebanon, Hezbollah retaliates

05:40 , Stuti Mishra

******* launched intense airstrikes in southern Lebanon early Sunday, targeting Hezbollah in what it described as a pre-emptive strike to prevent a large-scale ******* on ******** civilians.

“In a self-defence act to remove these threats, the (******** military) is striking ******* targets in Lebanon, from which Hezbollah was planning to launch their attacks on ******** civilians,” Rear adm Daniel Hagari of the ******** military said.

“We can see that Hezbollah is preparing to launch an extensive ******* on *******, while endangering the Lebanese civilians.”

Hezbollah, which had vowed retaliation for *******’s ************** of a top commander last month, responded with a drone ******** on *******, targeting military sites and Iron Dome platforms.

The escalation has raised fears of a broader war in the region, potentially undermining cease-***** talks in Gaza.

******** prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Yoav Gallant are overseeing the operation from Tel Aviv, with Gallant declaring a “special situation on the home front.”

Both ******* and Hezbollah have been exchanging ***** almost daily since the *******-****** war began on October 7, displacing tens of thousands on both sides and edging closer to all-out war.

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A view shows smoke and ***** on the Lebanese side of the border with *******, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon (REUTERS)

05:37 , Stuti Mishra

Welcome to The Independent’s live blog with all the latest updates from the Middle East where ******* and Hezbollah have exchanged strikes. Stay tuned for the latest!

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